Recipe Details

Amazing Lemon Scones

These luscious lemon scones with a sweet lemon glaze make a deliciously rich and buttery treat. Sure to be a hit at your next brunch or afternoon tea.

Makes:10 servings

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup white sugar
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons baking soda
⅓ teaspoon salt
¾ cup cold butter, cut into pieces
9 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2½ teaspoons lemon zest
1½ teaspoons vinegar
2 cups confectioners' sugar
⅓ cup butter, melted
2½ tablespoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons water, or as needed

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Directions

Prep:25 mCook:15 mReady:55 m

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Make the scones: Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in cold butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vinegar in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture until dough is moistened.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly, 5 or 6 turns. Pat or roll dough out into a 1-inch-thick round. Cut into 10 wedge-shaped pieces; arrange 1 inch apart on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until bottom edges are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool scones on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the glaze: Stir confectioners' sugar, melted butter, lemon juice, and vanilla together in a bowl until smooth. Stir water into sugar mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, to make a glaze; drizzle glaze over warm scones.